78 Mr. H. Dnice on some 



Ichthyura rub Ida, sp. n. 



Male. — Head and front of the thorax dark brown ; tegulae, 

 thorax, and abdomen pale reddisli brown ; antennje reddish 

 brown. Primaries reddish brown, crossed from the costal to 

 the inner margin by two very indistinct pale lines; a sub- 

 marginal row of small black dots extends from the costal 

 margin near the apex to the anal angle : secondaries pale 

 reddish brown — Female very similar to the male, but paler 

 in colour. 



Expanse, S lyuj ? H i'lc'i- 



Hab. Trobriand Isl., Kiriwini {Mas. Druce). 



Ilyleora lacerta, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, collar, tegulae, thorax, and legs dark 

 blackish brown ; antennae yellowish brown ; abdomen yellow, 

 the anal segment black. Primaries dark blackish brown ; a 

 rather wide reddish-grey curved band extends from the apex 

 to the inner margin nearest the anal angle ; a greyish-white 

 band extends from the base below the cell, joining the first 

 band near the end of the cell ; a marginal row of brown spots 

 from the apex to the anal angle ; the fringe very dark brown : 

 secondaries reddish brown, yellow at the base and along the 

 inner margin ; the fringe brown. — Female almost identical 

 with the male, bnt larger and rather more distinctly marked 

 with black on the primaries. 



Expanse, ^ 3|, ? 4^ inches. 



Bab. West Australia (Mus. Druce). 



Bier a peruda^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennse, thorax, abdomen, and legs pale 

 brown, the anal tuft grey. Primaries white, crossed near 

 the base from the costal to the inner margin by an olive-green 

 band edged on both sides by a fine black line ; the band 

 becomes narrow in the middle and widens again on the inner 

 maro^in, the inner margin edged with olive-green ; a black 

 spot at the end of the cell and an elongated olive-green mark 

 on the costal margin close to the apex : secondaries white, 

 the inner margin shaded with yellowish brown ; the fringe 

 white. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hah. Venezuela, Merida {Mus. Druce). 



Cleapa psecas, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennje, collar, tegulte, thorax, and legs 

 black-brown; abdomen pale brown. Primaries dark brown, 



